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> Russia and Iran are irrelevant in the global economy.

They're modest by raw economic size, but outsized in relevance due to energy resources and geopolitical leverage.

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Russia is 9th world economy by nominal GDP [1]. Larger than many European and Asian countries.

Also I am surprised that China is so close to US (20 Trillion vs 31 Trillion). The gap is less than 2x now.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_GDP_%28no...

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Iran is irrelevant?

You probably haven't turned on the news in a little while.

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